Chapter 3494 Going east, west?

Among the troops of the Tongguan army of the Cavalry, some disharmonious voices appeared in the military conference.

The phenomenon of Cao's army reducing the stove was discovered by the scout of cavalry.

The strategy of reducing stoves was not first designed by Cao Cao, but it was also a tactic demonstrated by Cao Cao.

Pang Juan was trapped because he was eager to kill Sun Bin.

Pang Tong was also surnamed Pang, but he felt that no matter how urgent he was, he was just to defeat Cao's army earlier. One day or two days ahead of time, the impact was not great for the overall situation. Pang Tong would rather take one or two days to rest the troops, then meet with Fei Qian, and advance steadily, in a posture of Mount Tai, until the land of Shandong, so that Shandong people can know what the real "Shan Tai" form is.

The calmness of a strong man is that he has a heavy sword without a sharp edge, and he is as clever as he is.

With powerful strength in your hands, you don’t need to care about subtle gains and losses.

This is a psychological advantage and a competition in military power.

Just as Pang Tong did before, he could let go, restrain, use swords and guns, and play tricks to attack his heart.

Small troops, that is, between dozens and hundreds, can march very quickly, but once the number of troops exceeds 3,000 or even tens of thousands, the movement speed will suddenly slow down.

This is an inevitable problem. Unless the entire army has been completely institutionalized, regulated and informatized, it is possible to march quickly and intensively. At the moment of the Han Dynasty, even if the two parts of the cavalry troops in Tongguan and Hedong want to join forces urgently, they must comply with the laws of nature and cannot be reached just by saying it.

Therefore, Pang Tong used the strategy of attacking the heart and also used the delaying strategy, but he did not expect Cao Cao to withdraw his troops in an instant.

Reduce stoves and reduce troops.

Cao Cao's army seemed to be very honest.

But this situation is also a battlefield for comparing with each other's psychological game.

Is it really a reduction in the army to retreat, or is it a fake retreat?

Is it because Cao's army can't hold on, or is there something wrong in Shandong?

The best way is to wait and see.

Pang Tong was a native of the Han Dynasty. He was a different life state from later generations who had a little advantage and would be furious when he waited for the traffic lights to queue up and lose a parking space less. Moreover, his position determined that Pang Tong would consider the situation more comprehensively and think about countermeasures.

But Ma Yue is different.

Zhang Liao followed Pang Tong's advice and could look at Cao Jun's reduction in stoves calmly.

After all, Zhang Liao had a lot of military achievements. Although it was a great achievement in capturing and killing Cao Cao, it was obviously impossible to make Zhang Liao greedy for this merit and Pang Tong's opinion.

Zhu Ling's confidence is not as great as Zhang Liao. He also has the desire for meritorious deeds, and even this desire for thirst is higher than that of Ma Yue, but Zhu Ling resisted it. On the one hand, Zhu Ling is a surrendered general, not as qualified as Ma Yue. On the other hand, he is stationed at Hangu Pass over the years and the losses of the battles he has experienced during this period, which has left him with few cavalry and does not have the conditions to pursue...

Ma Yue is not old, but he is old and is one of the first generals to follow Fei Qian. He also trained cavalry in the Yinshan area. Many cavalry academies in the army were trained by him that year...

Ma Yue insisted on chasing.

The scout reported that seeing Cao Cao was an important reason why Ma Yue insisted on chasing him at the last moment.

Regardless of whether the Cao army retreat is true or false, as long as it retreats, there will inevitably be some chaos in the Cao army. Seizing the opportunity to launch a surprise attack may directly cause Cao army to collapse, and capturing Cao Cao who is staying behind, laying the victory of the entire battle situation in one fell swoop!

If Cao's army is allowed to retreat back to Heluo, then Shandong's reinforcements and supplies may be replenished in the hands of Cao's army, so that Cao's army will be restored to a certain extent. If you want to capture and kill Cao Cao again, your chances will become smaller and smaller.

There are some truths about what Ma Yue said, but it is obvious that these truths are unilateral...

This unilateral truth is difficult to correct in a short period of time.

For example, many people in later generations like to say that if I spend money, I should enjoy something. For example, if I pay the fare, I don’t pay the highway fee, and then I ask the driver to get on the highway. The reason is that if I spend money, I should enjoy it! There are also people who block the door at the high-speed rail station and prevent them from opening. After all, if I spend money to buy a ticket, how can I get off the person? After passing the station, I grab the driver’s steering wheel and paying the bus fee, how can I ride the station?

Pang Tong frowned.

He is not Ma Yue's parents, so he has no need to explain the truth to Ma Yue clearly.

Cao Cao is not a dead person, but a living person. Moreover, he retreated from the Tongguan camp and after Cao Cao took over the command, Cao's army's resistance and combat endurance were significantly enhanced. The key is that Cao Cao was a long-time general who survived the iron-blooded battle in the Central Plains. He was like an old soldier who fought for a hundred battles. Even the newly appointed military academy had to express certain respect...

Pang Tong persuaded Ma Yue to be cautious and wait for Fei Qian to join forces before talking about it. It would be better than these days.

But Ma Yue refused to listen and even expressed his willingness to issue a military order!

There is nothing to do about this.

Pang Tong gave Ma Yue one thousand two soldiers, plus Ma Yue's own troops of three hundred, formed a 1,500 pursuit force, and chased Cao Cao in the direction of retreat...

Who will win if you die?

Of course, Pang Tong hopes that Ma Yue can win, but wishes cannot replace reality.

『General Wen Yuan,』 Pang Tong called out Zhang Liao who was about to leave,『If the situation changes, General Ma will be in a hiding place, this will be like this...』

"Let's order, since you have concluded that the bandit army has ambushed, why not stop it..."

Zhang Liao couldn't understand it a little.

Pang Tong just shook his head slightly and sighed.

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Cao Cao was standing by the river.

He also stood here last winter, but at that time, his mind was in Guanzhong and he didn't pay attention to this big river at all.

And now when I look at this big river again, I suddenly feel a little more inexplicable.

This big river flows out from Guanzhong, passes through Heluo, goes straight to the Central Plains, and then rushes into the sea...

So is this river considered to be east or west?

It is said to be west, the river flows east, and it is said to be east, but the source of the river is west.

Just like Guanzhong and Shandong now.

Cao Cao exhaled and watched the exhaled white smoke dissipate in the air.

His stay and cut off the rear was a very important role in the emotions of the Cao army.

Cao Cao was not only the commander, but also a leader to Cao's army.

It is a mixture of faith and hope, expectation and sustenance.

If Cao Cao left first, the soldiers who stayed in Cao's army would definitely not have much fighting spirit. If there was any slight movement, they would escape like a frightened bird.

Now, although the morale is still not high, seeing that Cao Cao is still there, the Cao army soldiers will not be too chaotic, and some orders can be executed...

For example, Cao Cao now brought some soldiers to the river to investigate.

He had been here before, but at that time he was more about offense, but now it has become defense.

He remembered some things that Le Jin said.

During autumn and winter, the water level of the river drops.

Because of the accumulation of mud and sand and the erosion of river water, the river on the side of Hangu Pass will expose a river beach after the water level drops, so you can pedestrians and naturally march.

This is a flaw in Hangu Pass!

And this flaw is irreparable by human resources...

The passes of Hangu Pass are all above and below the earthen plateau, and there is no way to build any city walls here on the tidal flats by the Dahe River.

The river water erodes and rushes day and night. Who can stop the river water?

Even if the earth cement was developed by Fei Qian, it could not withstand the foundation settlement and river erosion, not to mention the current mainstream rammed earth brick and stone walls.

Even if it is built in winter, the river will surge in summer and it will disappear once it surges.

This led to the strategic status of Hangu Pass falling again and again after the Han Dynasty.

Hangu Pass was in the Qin Dynasty and rejected the heroic posture of the six kingdoms, just like a river that went east and never came again.

Cao Cao stared at the exposed river beach, thinking about something.

When he arrived here, he saw the exposed mudflat, and then Cao Cao suddenly remembered something, which was to let his soldiers scatter and investigate along the river bank...

Not long after, the results of the investigation came out.

"Report!" A soldier rushed over, "Report to the Prime Minister! Found!"

Cao Cao's eyebrows and eyes moved, then waved, "Leading the way forward!"

Soon, Cao Cao arrived at the place he mentioned.

After checking, Cao Cao couldn't help but take a breath of cold air, and at the same time he felt glad for himself...

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On the other side, the cavalry army was preparing for an attack.

Ma Yue is eager to make meritorious service.

crisis.

It is an opportunity in danger.

Others think he is reckless, but Ma Yue himself knows that this is the result of his deep thoughts.

When others see danger, they see opportunities hidden in these dangers.
To be continued...